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John unique idea. One of the downfalls is most helicopters with enough room and internal cargo carrying capability start at about $1000 an hour to operate, not including pilot cost.
For the record I am a paid fireman. I do believe that volunteer firefighters are an asset to the fire service. Unfortunatley in California the volunteer firefighter is going the way of the dodo bird in most areas. The main reason is you can't just volunteer and show up to fires and other emergencies and recieve on the job training anymore due to the laws and injuries that have occured in the past.
In my area we still utilize volunteers along with our paid staff. The majority of the volunteers are well trained, but do not operate at the same level as the paid staff due to less real life emergency experience and the fact that most of them are happy to be utilized in support roles.
I know I have a very good job and I'm thankfull everyday I go to work and come home safely. As the station Captain of my house, I preach to all of my crew we have a good job and do my best to ensure that we provide all of the tax payers with the best level of service we can.
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